Eight decades of teachers
St Ann's College of Education has prepared teachers in Mangaluru since July 1943. A college of education is unusual among colleges: almost all of its graduates go into the same profession. The alumni of St Ann's are therefore, above all, teachers: in the government, aided and private schools of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, across Karnataka and Kerala, in the Gulf countries, and further afield.
Over the years, alumni have gone on to become:
- subject teachers and heads of department in secondary and higher-secondary schools;
- headmistresses, headmasters and principals, many of them in the region's long-established convent and church-run schools;
- teacher educators in colleges of education and DIETs, often after the M.Ed.;
- researchers with doctorates in education, curriculum and textbook writers, and education officers; and
- special educators, counsellors and founders of schools.
Batches and reunions
Alumni of a teacher-training college remember their batch through shared experiences: the practice-teaching school they were sent to, micro-teaching sessions, camps, cultural days and the final practical examination. Jubilee years such as the Golden Jubilee in 1993 and the Platinum Jubilee in 2018 brought many former students back to the college.
If you are looking for your classmates, the college office is the best starting point, since it keeps the records of past batches. Many batches also keep in touch through social-media groups.
Not to be confused with…
Searches for "St Ann's alumni" often mix up several institutions with similar names. St Ann's College for Women is a separate college in Hyderabad, Telangana, and has its own alumni association. In Mangaluru itself, the name St Ann's is shared by several institutions run by the Apostolic Carmel sisters, including schools. This page is about the alumni of St Ann's College of Education, Mangaluru, the teacher-training college founded in 1943.
Share your story
Did you train at St Ann's? We would be glad to hear which year you studied, where you did your practice teaching and where your teaching career took you. Write to the editors. With your permission, we may publish short extracts here, without contact details.
Last reviewed 14 November 2026.